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in recent years
the Peruvian State
has been contracting
steadily, with ever
larger numbers of
infrastructure works
that have stimulated
the economy and
added value to the
country. However,
the economy is not
the only thing to
grow with increased
construction activ-
ity; so too do the
problems that arise
during execution of
contracts.
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New Trends in Construction
Dispute Resolution in Peru:
Implementation of Dispute Boards
Volume 18 Issue 1 April/May 2014
In Memoriam: Jack Woolf
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has not grown even more.
However, it is also fair to say that those
who consider Peruvian growth to be
something to admire have a point, given
the number of diffculties and disputes
in which the Peruvian State has been in-
volved in respect of public procurement
for public works. Similarly, the extent to
which public construction works con-
tribute to the growth of a country and the
corresponding increase in gross domes-
tic product (GDP) is undeniable.
In 2013, Peru invested S/. 12, 522.3 mil-
lion in public works under the Public
Procurement Law
1
. In January this year
(2014) alone, Peru has invested more
than S/. 38 million in public works under
this same law
2
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By Csar Guzmn-Barrn Sobrevilla
Rigoberto Ziga Maravi
Jaime Gray Chicchn
Jonnathan Bravo Venegas
Growth Industry: Reasons for a
More Effcient Method
Nowadays when everything moves at
such high speed, Perus growth can be
seen as less than impressive since the cri-
sis of the late 1980s (over 20 years ago).
In contrast to the claims made by some
people that this growth has been admi-
rable, it could be considered as natural
and even logical that Peru has not only
become stable, but today also has the
reserves to withstand a global economic
crisis (at least for a while). So, consid-
ering the speed with which transactions
occur, it may be valid to ask why Peru
1
Reporte de Contrataciones Pblicas 2013. Source: SEACE. Research prepared by
the Ofcina de Estudios Econmicos.
2
Reporte de Contrataciones Pblicas January 2014. Source: SEACE. Research
prepared by the Ofcina de Estudios Econmicos.
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Presidents Page
Members, Supporters and Friends of the DRBF,
The times are a-changing .. For those of you who, like me, recall this famous musi-
cal refrain from Peter, Paul and Mary, it often comes to mind and no words are more apt to
describe the DRBFs current and future activities.
As most of our members are well aware, Dispute Boards are now frmly established on
projects in many countries. The DB concept has crossed the threshold of initial acceptance
and is moving into a period of increasing adoption and repeated use. This growth is mainly
due to the remarkable success of Dispute Boards in not only resolving disputes on projects
quickly and effciently but also, and more signifcantly, promoting a management culture
of dispute prevention and avoidance and a best-for-project approach by the contracting
parties.
The DRBF is continuing its efforts to educate both contracting parties and Dispute Board
participants to better utilise the skills and experience of their Dispute Board members, in or-
der to avoid disputes before they arise. Many experienced DRBF practitioners are telling me
that much of their work on recent Dispute Boards is changing from the traditional dispute
resolution activities to a more pro-active role in managing and facilitating the resolution of
issues before they become disputes.
I recently had the pleasure of participating in the DRBFs Regional Conference & Work-
shop in Johannesburg, South Africa. I also attended a DRBF Outreach Seminar in Gabo-
rone, Botswana. It was obvious at these two meetings that change is in the air in Southern
Africa. The large numbers of delegates at both events showed great interest in the dispute
avoidance role of Dispute Boards. They clearly saw this role as the future for Dispute
Boards in adding value and improving the performance of the many infrastructure projects
planned for the region.
A further indicator of the changing times is the upsurge in interest around the world in the
use of Dispute Boards in public-private partnership (PPP) projects. This is a new and
expanding model for the delivery of infrastructure projects, spearheaded by cash-strapped
public authorities and major lenders such as the World Bank. The DRBF is at the forefront
in developing the procedures necessary for Dispute Boards to operate effectively within
these PPP projects. The latest developments will be discussed in some depth at the forth-
coming DRBF International Conference in Singapore on May 15-17, 2014. I encourage you
to attend this conference and update your knowledge of this growing area. [See page 9 for
more details on the conference.]
Finally, there is a signifcant change about to occur within the administration of the DRBF
with the imminent retirement of Steve Fox, our long-serving Administrative Manager. Steve
has worked with DRBF since 1996, when the organization was formed. He has played a
vital role in the growth of the DRBF into a worldwide, respected, professional group. On
behalf of all DRBF members, I would like to thank Steve for his great contribution and wish
him well in his retirement.
Graham Easton
President
DRBF Executive
Board of Directors
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Executive Board
of Directors
Meeting
Schedule
April 22
May 15
June 16
July 21
Meeting notes
from the
Executive Board
meetings are
available to all
members on the
DRBF website.
The Board of
Directors for
each region
meet on a
regular basis.
Questions or
ideas for the
Boards should be
submitted to the
Board President
directly or to
Ann McGough at
amcgough@drb.
org..
Executive Board of Directors
Graham Easton, President
Roger Brown, Immediate Past President
Paul Taggart, President Elect
Tom Peterson, Secretary/Treasurer
Don Henderson, Director and President, Region 1 Board
James Perry, Director and President, Region 2 Board
Doug Jones, Director and President, Region 3 Board
Romano Allione, Past President
James J. Brady, Past President
Peter M. Douglass, Past President
Volker Jurowich, Past President
John Norton, Past President
Gwyn Owen, Past President
Joe Sperry, PE, Founder, Honorary Director
Region 1 Board of Directors
Don Henderson, President
Kurt Dettman, President Elect
Deborah Mastin, Past President
Bill Hinton
Eric Kerness
Gerald McEniry
Region 2 Board of Directors
James Perry, President
Christopher Miers, President Elect
Paul Taggart, Past President
Mark Entwistle
Andrew Griffths
Levent Irmak
Alina Valentina Oprea
Region 3 Board of Directors
Doug Jones, President
Alan McLennan, Vice President
Ronald Finlay, Secretary/Treasurer
Graeme Peck
Lindsay Le Compte
Michael Weatherall
Richard Kell
John Sharkey
Tim Sullivan
Barry Tozer
Spencer Flay
DRBF Executive Board of Directors
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Jack Woolf, 81, passed away after a
brief illness on March 23, 2014. He was
born in The Bronx, New York and was
a long time resident of New Rochelle,
New York, and Miami, Florida, until
he settled in Charlotte in 1992. After
he earned a bachelor of civil engineer-
ing from Union College, Schenectady,
New York (Class of 1955), Jack worked
for Turner Construction Company until
1985, when he became the Chief Execu-
tive Offcer of Crow Construction, and
Senior Vice President of J.A. Jones Inc.,
Crows parent company. His infuence in
the construction industry can be seen in
hotels, offce buildings, hospitals, sports
venues, on the skylines of New York
City, Miami, Charlotte and other cities
around this country.
He then founded Construction Solutions
No.1 Inc., where he served as consul-
tant to owners and contractors and per-
formed legal counsel for projects such
as the Big Dig in Boston. Jack was an
active member of the Dispute Resolu-
tion Board Foundation for many years,
serving on the Executive Board of Di-
rectors in 1996 and from 2000 to 2003.
He served as President in 2001-2002.
He was a Member Emeritus of The
Moles, and Fellow and Life Member
of the American Society of Civil Engi-
neers (ASCE). Jack was also a national
director of the American Arbitration
Society, and an active member of their
National Construction Disputes Resolu-
tion Committee. In a proclamation from
the American Arbitration Society, speak-
ing to Jacks 40 years as a construction
industry professional, he was lauded
for his chairmanship which included
streamlining construction arbitration,
recruiting and training industry media-
tors and implementing state-of-the-art
dispute review board procedures. From
the job site to the boardroom, his leader-
ship skills modeled fairness and equity
in the profession. Jack loved being out-
doors, a fan of camping, wildfowers and
bird-watching. A Boy Scout as a child, he
remained active in Boy Scouts, former-
ly serving as the Director, Greater New
York Councils/Boy Scouts of America.
A quick wit and punster with a great
memory, he was a crossword afcionado
who completed two puzzles a day, in
pen. His family recalls that he was a tin-
kerer, the kind of engineer who could re-
pair anything. They also say Jacks phi-
losophy in life was to leave everything
better than he found it.
A memorial service was held in Char-
lotte, North Carolina on March 26, and
a graveside service was held in Haw-
thorne, New York on March 28.
In Memoriam:
Jack Woolf 1933-2014
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The DRBFs frst Northern California Re-
gional Conference was held at the AGC of
California headquarters in West Sacramento
on March 26, 2014. A broad mix of 43 at-
tendees from public works agencies, con-
tractors, prospective DRB participants and
practicing DRB members met to discuss
a variety of subjects including; ADR and
DRB history in California, basic tenants and
operating procedures for DRBs, preparing
position papers and hearings, discussions
on problem projects and solutions, and dis-
pute avoidance. Discussions and input from
the attendees provided all an excellent idea
of the DRB process and the many potential
benefts to a project.
This conference was the result of prodding
by Roger Brown starting last summer, when
Roger met with Joe Keating and Carl Bauer
to discuss how the DRBF could encourage
other public agencies to adopt DRBs as a
tool in contract administration. California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
was already one of the biggest proponents
and users of DRBs with over 1,130 DRBs,
having adopted the concept in the early
1990s and making them mandatory for dis-
pute resolution on all their major projects in
excess of $10 million. This policy had re-
duced arbitrations fled per year from a high
of over 60 to as few as 7 during the last 14
years.
Joe had done an extensive outreach to other
California Public Works Departments; as a
result representatives from the California
Department of Water resources attended to
learn more on how DRBs work and beneft
the department. With the potential of major
water delivery projects in the coming years
in California they wanted see how DRBs
could reduce claims and assist in dispute
resolution. In addition there were fve other
new and existing agency users in attendance
who are using or immediately planning on
incorporating the DRB provisions into their
contracts.
This conference was not designed to be a
typical DRBF training session, but was pri-
marily an outreach to new potential users of
DRBs including public work departments.
Caltrans had sponsored training frequently
in past years so the need for formal training
was not urgent at this time. It was intended
as an information program with a group of
very experienced people participating on
the panels. The panels consisted of retired
contractors, retired Caltrans employees, the
Caltrans ADR Engineer, and other active
DRB members. All of these panelists have
participated in hundreds of DRBs for all
types of public works projects both in Cali-
fornia and other states.
The feedback from the evaluation forms
by the participants provides an insight into
what could be the basis for future conferenc-
es in California and elsewhere. The evalua-
tions indicated very positive ratings for the
subjects covered with an average rating of
4.3 out of 5. The overall conference rating
was 4.6.
It was expressed by a signifcant number (7)
of participants the need for a DRB training
session in the future. This was discussed by
our committee and some ideas will be pre-
sented to the DRBF Board for consideration.
We will be considering providing both DRB
training and user workshops similar to the
annual Northwest Regional Conference in
Seattle. In addition we will be exploring
starting an annual conference in the South-
ern California area.
The turnout was overwhelming for a frst
time event of this type in California. Those
of those of us who participated enjoyed the
experience and believe this could be a model
for the future. In addition we want to thank
the AGC of California for hosting this con-
ference.
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quite a few DRBF members sit on many
Boards for either the same owner or the
same contractor. This, on its face, pro-
vided there is full disclosure, is perfectly
proper, but could lead to a perception
that the individual is an owner mem-
ber or a contractor member.
This question, however, is different be-
cause it brings into play the issue of the
motive for the selection of a member of
a DRB. Is a DRB member lobbying for
someone to be selected as a way of being
able to assist one of the parties during
the project? Or is it that the potential can-
didate has successfully served on other
DRBs and has a good reputation and/or
experience? Or is it for some other rea-
son such as an effort to corner the mar-
ket with just a few select individuals?
One complaint I have heard among the
DRBF membership over the years, and
again in Miami, is that there is an ap-
pearance of a cabal to ensure some se-
lect few individuals receive the majority/
all of the appointments to a new DRB,
while excluding others. While this is a
perception, it is diffcult to determine
whether this might be the case.
A cornerstone of the DRBFs Canons of
Ethics found in Canon 1 is that a DRB
member should be at all times during
the life of the project a neutral party and
avoid the appearance of partiality to
one of the parties on the project. The
question becomes: before a DRB is fully
selected, is there a duty to be completely
impartial to the parties in the selection
of a DRB member? Another question is:
does advocating for a particular candi-
The question posed at the end of the last
column was how should a Board mem-
ber selected by a party resolve a confict
with the other Board member selected by
the other party on who should be select-
ed as the third member who will serve as
the Chair of the DRB?
The process for selection of DRB mem-
bers varies from owner to owner and
from project to project. However, a com-
mon method of selection provided for in
contract documents is that the owner and
the contractor each select their candidate
for a Board, who is then approved by the
other party, and then those two previous-
ly approved and seated members select
the third member, who will serve as the
chair of the DRB. In this case scenario,
the two board members cannot agree on
whom to select as the Chair and third
member.
At the Annual Meeting & Conference
in Miami, the ethics panel discussed the
issue of Board selection and whether it
was appropriate for a potential Board
member to lobby to be selected to a
Board themselves, or to lobby to have
someone else be selected to a Board.
The discussion centered on the issue of
neutrality and whether such self-promo-
tion or advocacy for another colleague to
be selected was proper. On its face, this
present question can be analyzed from a
number of angles.
The issues of a DRB members links
with either owners or contractors and
how perceptions are fueled and how they
impact a DRB members appearance of
neutrality are important ones. I know
Ethics in Todays World of DRBs:
Two DRB Members Selected by the Parties are
Unable to Agree on the Selection of the Third
Board Member and Chair
Jim Phillips Ph.D.
Chair
DRBF Ethics
Committee
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it should be possible to compromise on
the selection of the third member. Since
the nominee has to be approved by each
party, it may be that the owner and the
contractor will resolve the confict. How-
ever, if there is undue delay, the parties
to the contract may start second-guess-
ing their earlier selections for the DRB,
because of the appearance that these two
Board members cannot come to a con-
sensus decision.
One way to address a delay in the fnal
selection is to conduct interviews of the
candidates. We did this on one project on
which I served, and after all of the poten-
tial candidates had been interviewed, the
other Board member and I quickly set-
tled on the individual we both preferred.
An in-person conversation with potential
candidates also sends the signal to the
parties that you are truly looking for the
best candidate to serve and are following
a process to achieve this goal. It is more
transparent and removes, at least in part,
an appearance of favoritism.
That is the interesting aspect of appear-
ances - they are in the minds of the ob-
servers, and two people can have totally
different reactions to the same conduct.
As I indicated, if this is an honest dif-
ference of opinion, then it is incumbent
on the members to settle their differing
opinions.
I would be interested in hearing from a
reader on this question. This is another
good example of a situation that does not
ft into a neat category that can easily be
analyzed and answered.
date to serve on a DRB show partiality
to either an owner or contractor?
Obviously, the issue of selecting DRB
members is complex. The industry does
business through its relationships, and if
one has experience with an individual on
a DRB, why should they not recommend
that person for a DRB? The perception
of owners and contractors plays a large
role in whether a candidate who is nomi-
nated is actually approved and seated.
If the owner feels that a nominee for a
DRB is biased toward a specifc contrac-
tor or contractors in general, there is a
strong likelihood that the nominee will
not be approved. I think the real task for
all of us is to ensure that we do not ap-
pear to be biased toward any individual,
or group of parties, but to maintain our
neutrality and call the balls and strikes
as we see them.
This brings me to a discussion of another
Canon of Ethics, Canon 2. Canon 2 pro-
vides that the conduct of Board members
should be above reproach and that even
an appearance of a confict of interest
should be avoided. Usually we think of
conficts of interest as fnancial interests
or stakes, including personal relation-
ships that would have an impact on a
DRB members neutrality. Does lobby-
ing for a particular candidate on a DRB
rise to this level? Obviously, business
people provide each other referrals all of
the time without any bias or expectation
of a quid pro quo.
The question posed also might be just
an innocent disagreement over which
candidate the already selected members
favor on a particular project. However,
if the selection process is holding up the
Boards formation and its frst meeting,
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CHARTER
MEMBERS
Jack Alkire, Esq.
Romano Allione
Rodney D.
Aschenbrenner
Balfour Beatty
Construction, Inc.
S.H. Bartholomew, Inc.
John Beyer
Roger Brown
William C. Charvat AIA
Frank Coluccio
Construction Co.
Dillingham
Construction, Inc.
Raymond J. Dodson, Inc.
James P. Donaldson
Peter M. Douglass, Inc.
Paul Eller & Associates
Frontier-Kemper
Constructors, Inc.
Steven M. Goldblatt
Granite Construction, Inc.
Guy F. Atkinson Co.
of California
Greg M. Harris, Esq.
Paul R. Heather
Impregilo SPA
Gordon L. Jaynes, Esq.
Al Johnson
Construction Co.
Keating Associates
Thomas R. Kuesel
Kerry C. Lawrence
Kellogg, LLC
Kiewit Construction
Group Inc.
Lemley & Associates, Inc.
Al Mathews Corporation
McNally Tunneling
Corporation
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ETHICS:
FOR NEXT TIME
Assume that you are sitting on a DRB on
a project that has been ongoing for more
than two years. Also assume that the
DRB has regularly scheduled meetings
on site to tour the progress and hear up-
dates from the parties. At one such meet-
ing, both parties advise the Board that
there are no disputes on the horizon, and
that there are no issues that could turn
into disputes. This is despite correspon-
dence between the parties that the Board
members have read that suggests that
there are several issues that the parties
are in disagreement about. The Board
members attempt to bring these differ-
ences out by asking questions about the
contents of the documents, but each par-
ty continues to deny having disputes.
The Board adjourns at the end of the
day with the parties not discussing the
correspondence. The very next day, the
contractors project engineer emails the
DRB Chair and advises that he is re-
questing a formal hearing on several of
the issues in question contained in the
correspondence the Board had questions
about.

What should the Board do?
Ethics Commentary
or Question?
Please contact:
Jim Phillips, Chair
DRBF Ethics Committee
P: +1-804-289-8192
E: jphillip@richmond.edu
DRBF
2014 Calendar
of Events
May 15-17, 2014
International Conference
Singapore
May 30, 2014
Northwest Regional Conference
Seattle, Washington
July 16-17, 2014
DRBF Regional Conference
& Workshop
Lima, Peru
October 23, 2014
DRBF Training Workshops:
Administration & Practice
Advanced/Chairing Workshop
Toronto, Canada
October 24-25, 2014
DRBF 18th Annual Meeting
& Conference
Toronto, Canada
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cient methods to prevent and, if neces-
sary, resolve disputes without drastically
affecting the execution of works. Only in
this way we can ensure more investment
and better infrastructure works.
Confict in public works contracts
in Peru and the arrival of Dispute
Boards
Along with the growth of the construc-
tion sector in our country, since 1998 the
successive laws that have regulated the
public procurement of goods, services
and works in Peru have made it manda-
tory to settle disputes under public works
contracts through conciliation and arbi-
tration.
Accordingly, with the aim of promoting
private investment, the Peruvian State
provides private entities with a neutral
mechanism such as arbitration to settle
disputes in their contracts
5
.
This has led to an exponential growth in
arbitration in Peru since all public enti-
ties that sign contracts under the Public
Procurement Law resort overwhelming-
ly to arbitration rather than conciliation
due to its hetero-composite nature.
A recent study prepared by the Centre for
Confict Resolution and Analysis of the
Pontifcia Universidad Catlica del Per
(CARC - PUCP) revealed that 69.5% of
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SENCICO, (the National Training Service
for the Construction Industry) concluded
in one of its reports in 2012 that the con-
struction sector had accumulated 10 years
of continuous expansion (9.9% annual
average) and had been the growth engine
of the Peruvian economy
3
; for its part, the
Ministry of Housing and Construction re-
cently reported that the construction sec-
tor had grown by 3.2 %
4
.
In addition, it is expected that the con-
struction sector will grow by up to 12%
by the end of this year (2014). In other
words, in recent years the Peruvian State
has been contracting steadily, with ever
larger numbers of infrastructure works
that have stimulated the economy and
added value to the country. However, the
economy is not the only thing to grow
with increased construction activity; so
too do the problems that arise during the
execution of contracts.
But while more construction contracts are
signed for the execution of works (due to
the growth just described), there are also
more conficts to be resolved. This is in-
evitable if we consider the nature of this
activity where even with the beneft of
current technology it is not always pos-
sible to foresee situations or events that
come into play but that only come to light
during the execution of the works.
This has created the need for more eff-
3
For more details about the growth in the construction industry in Peru:
http://www.sencico.gob.pe/transparencia/presupuesto/2012/POI2012.pdf.
4
http://www.vivienda.gob.pe/Destacados/estadistica.aspx.
5
Article 52 of the Public Procurement Law states the following:
Article 52.- Disputes resolution
52.1 Disputes which arise among parties in relation to execution, interpretation, termina
tion, inexistence, ineffcacy, nullity or invalidity of contracts, shall be settle by conciliation
or arbitration, accordingly to the agreement of parties. Conciliation must be conducted in
a public conciliation center or recognized by the Ministry of Justice.
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composite mechanism for settling dis-
putes and does not allow the conciliator
to issue a decision to resolve them, it was
logical to think that the DB is a mecha-
nism with very specifc features differ-
ing from those already known in Peru.
Since 2009, the CARC - PUCP has come
to know more about this mechanism,
determining that what was wrongly un-
derstood as decision-making concilia-
tion was actually a Dispute Board. The
CARC - PUCP undertook an arduous
process of researching and promoting
this mechanism, convinced of the advan-
tages that proper contractual regulation
could bring to the effciency and speed in
resolving disputes in public works con-
tracts in our country.
The CARC PUCP Working Team:
Dispute Boards
The CARC-PUCP created a Working
Team of renowned experts in construc-
tion law and managers from the largest
construction companies in Peru to carry
out research tasks in order to promote
this mechanism within the national legal
community and provide an institutional
management service and organization of
the DB in Peru through the development
of Dispute Board Rules
8
.
public procurement arbitrations come
from work contracts and only 19.5%
from goods contracts and 11% from ser-
vices contracts
6
. This demonstrates the
confictive nature of the construction
business, and which is especially evident
in public procurement due to the public
interests involved.
On the other hand, the Public Procure-
ment Law (both repealed and current)
have excluded from their application
those contracts fnanced by foreign co-
operating entities
7
. This has resulted in
the use of model construction and con-
sultancy contracts (such as FIDIC con-
tracts) for the resolution of disputes, as
demanded by those foreign entities be-
fore agreeing to provide funding for a
project.
Thus, disputes have been settled (and
are today, only for these cases involving
foreign investment) through the use of
Dispute Boards (DB) as a pre-arbitration
mechanism, establishing the possibility
of subsequently submitting the disputes
to arbitration under certain conditions.
However, as DBs are not well known in
our country, people thought of them as a
sort of conciliation in which a decision
is issued. Since conciliation is an auto
6
Research study Tendencias en los arbitrajes de la contratacin pblica: anlisis de
laudos, prepared in 2013 by the Centre for Confict Resolution and Analysis of the
Pontifcia Universidad Catlica del Per through its lawyer Dr. Rigoberto Zuiga Marav.
7
3.3. This law is not applicable for:
() contracts concluded in accordance with specifc procedures of international
organisms, States or cooperating entities, provided that they derived from external debt
transactions and/or donations linked to those transactions.
8
This team was created by the director of CARC PUCP, Dr. Csar Guzmn-Barrn, and
it was composed by lawyers Gustavo Paredes, founder partner of NPG Abogados;
Humberto Arrese, Legal Manager of COSAPI; Martn Lazo, Legal Manager of GyM; Ives
Becerra, Legal Manager of Abengoa Per; Carlos Lpez, engineer of Nippon Koei and
arbitrator; Erik Franco, Legal Sub Manager of Compaa Minera Volcn; and Rigoberto
Zuiga, rapporteur lawyer of the Working Team.
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the Dispute Resolution Board Founda-
tion were also taken into account.
The development of the Rules was based
on national circumstances as well as
the legal and social reality prevailing in
Peru. In consequence, the possibility of
referring controversies to a Dispute Res-
olution Board (DRB) that issues bind-
ing decisions or a Dispute Adjudication
Board (DAB) that issues non-binding
recommendations was established in the
Rules. In either case, parties may jointly
decide whether the DB should act on a
permanent or ad hoc basis.
Binding decisions issued by the DRB
must be immediately complied with by
parties once notifed or within the time
stipulated by the DRB. The non-compli-
ance with a decision is considered as a
serious breach of contract. Binding de-
cisions issued by the DRB are not fnal,
except those which acquire such status
by not being submitted to arbitration
within the specifed time limit.
The recommendations made by the DAB
are not binding and must be complied
with only if parties so wish, if it is deter-
mined in arbitration or if recommenda-
tion becomes fnal.
When the Dispute Board Rules are ap-
plied in cases of public procurement, a
DRB is the only option available to par-
ties.
Regulation of Dispute Boards in
Public-Private Partnerships
In December last year (2013), amend-
ments were made to the Framework Law
on Public-Private Partnerships. One of
these includes the DB as a dispute reso-
In this regard, the following events were
held:
Specialist Seminar: Arbitration and
dispute resolution mechanisms in
construction contracts and infrastruc-
ture projects (October 10, 2012).
International Conference: Dispute
Resolution in the Construction In-
dustry (May 22 and 23, 2013).
Conference: The experience of Dis-
pute Boards in Latin America (July
16, 2013).
First-class speakers from Peru and
abroad participated in each of the above-
mentioned events. In addition, the Pe-
ruvian Society of Construction Law has
contributed greatly to this work through
its President, Dr. Jaime Gray.
CARC PUCP Dispute Board
Rules
The major contribution of the CARC
PUCP Working Team for the implemen-
tation of the DB in Peru has certainly
been the development of the Dispute
Board Rules, as a result of which the
CARC - PUCP became the frst Peru-
vian institution to offer DB management
services as a mechanism for settling
disputes. The Rules were introduced in
May 2013.
The Dispute Board Rules are the result
of an evaluation process combining
CARC - PUCP experience and a review
of provisions applied to DBs internation-
ally. Contributions to the international
community made by the International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the
experience and statistics published by
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lution mechanism, as a stage prior to ar-
bitration.
We believe that this statutory provision
is a clear sign of the positive reception
and expectations that have been gener-
ated by the DBs in our country, demon-
strating in addition the value of the re-
search and promotion undertaken by the
CARC - PUCP. DBs have now become
a real and effective dispute resolution
method for public-private partnerships.
High expectations of including
Dispute Boards in public works
contracts
We trust that future amendments to the
Public Procurement Law will include
the DB as a dispute resolution method in
public works contracts. We are confdent
that this will help to resolve promptly the
large number (69.5%) of disputes that
nowadays go to arbitration as a result of
the absence of a prior mechanism to pre-
vent or resolve them during the execu-
tion of the contract.
DRBF Regional Conference
& Workshop - Lima, Peru
16 & 17 July 2014 Westin Lima
The time is right to engage with Dispute Board practitioners in Peru and
the surrounding region. Participants will take a look at the historical per-
spective on dispute resolution in Latin America and receive guidance on
successfully establishing and operating a DB. International and local in-
dustry DB users and practitioners will share their views and there will be
opportunity to network. The workshop for users and practitioners will deal
in some depth with the dispute avoidance role of DBs and also DB proce-
dures in practice.
The event will be held at the Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center lo-
cated in the heart of San Isidro, Limas business district. Discounted hotel
rates are available for those traveling from outside the immediate area.
Discounted rates are available for DRBF members, and package pricing
and Early Bird rates are available for all delegates.
Register today! www.drb.org
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On 1 July 2010, the German Institution
of Arbitration (German title: Deutsche
Institution fr Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit;
abbreviated as DIS) enacted the DIS
Rules on Adjudication, also referred to
as the DIS Adjudication Rules (Ger-
man title: DIS-Verfahrensordnung fr
Adjudikation 10 (AVO); abbreviated as
DIS-AVO). Pursuant to Section 1.1
DIS-AVO, the DIS-AVO ...apply where
the parties have agreed upon a project-
accompanying adjudication for purposes
of the settlement of differences and dis-
putes in connection with one or several
contracts pursuant to these rules. Thus,
it appears safe to say that the DIS-AVO
provides rules for permanent dispute
boards established at the beginning of
a project. In addition, the DIS offers
another set of rules for ad hoc dispute
boards, the DIS Rules on Expert Deter-
mination (German title: DIS-Schieds-
gutachtensordnung 10; abbreviated as
DIS-SchGO)
1
which were enacted on
1 May 2010. Both sets of rules are avail-
able in the authoritative German version
and as a convenience translation into
English on www.dis-arb.de. On the one
hand, these two sets of rules form part of
a recent initiative of the DIS to provide
interested parties with a system of con-
fict management. This initiative led to
the enactment of fve new sets of rules in
2010. On the other hand, the two sets of
rules may also be seen as part of an on-
going search for effective and effcient
means to solve disputes that arise dur-
ing construction projects, a development
that has been intensifying in Germany
for approximately ten years
2
and, for
example, has led to the promotion of
the use of dispute boards and to discus-
sions about whether the German legis-
lator ought to enact legislation on man-
datory statutory adjudication, similar to
that in the English and Welsh Housing
Grants, Construction and Regeneration
Act 1996.
This contribution summarizes some of
the key features of the DIS-AVO with-
out claiming to be a complete analysis
of each and every provision.
Under the DIS-AVO, the default num-
ber of adjudicators is three, yet the par-
ties may as well agree to have only one
adjudicator. In case of three adjudica-
tors, the DIS-AVO would speak of a
Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB),
and in case of one adjudicator, of a sole
adjudicator. By default, the chairman of
a DAB or the sole adjudicator must be
a lawyer. The DIS-AVO contains de-
tailed provisions on the nomination of
the DAB members and the sole adjudi-
cator. In short, each person to serve as
sole adjudicator or DAB member is to
be appointed by means of an agreement
of the parties. In case such an agree-
ment cannot be reached, a DIS Appoint-
ing Committee will serve as appointing
authority. The DIS will receive a fee
of EUR 250.00 for the nomination of
each adjudicator. A DAB is considered
to be constituted upon confrmation of
The 2010 Adjudication Rules of the German
Institution of Arbitration
1
Christian Stubbe, DIS-Schiedsgutachtensordnung (DIS-SchGO) und DIS-Gutachtens-
ordnung (DIS-GO), 8 German Arbitration Journal (SchiedsVZ) 130 (2010) (for an in-depth
discussion).
2
A very important step in that development was a paper written by three attorneys-at-law of
Siemens Legal Services; cf. Paul Hobeck, Volker Mahnken & Max Koebke, Schiedsgerich-
tsbarkeit im internationalen Anlagenbau Ein Auslaufmodell?, 5 German Arbitration Journal
(SchiedsVZ) 225 (2007).
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the adjudication proceedings to reply in
writing to the request, and it is only then
that the opponent may fle counterclaims
or declare a set off. After that, the appli-
cant has three weeks, starting from the
receipt of the reply, to comment on the
reply. The opponent, in turn, has three
weeks, starting from the receipt of the
applicants comment, to answer to that
comment in writing. The parties may fle
further written submissions only upon an
express request by the DAB. Unless the
parties agree otherwise, the DAB may
not - not even for serious reasons - ex-
tend the time frames for the reply to the
request, the comment, and the answer.
There are, however, exceptions to this
rule in certain cases when the parties
submit expert reports together with their
submissions. Next to expert reports, the
parties may submit documents and writ-
ten witness statements.
The DAB will hold oral hearings upon
a request by one of the parties or at the
DAB members discretion. The DAB
may hear experts or other specialists
only with the parties consent. Besides,
the DAB may organize the proceedings
at its discretion, with the chairman pre-
siding over the proceedings, and it may
request the submission of documents,
carry out site inspections, and make pro-
posals for an amicable settlement.
Upon a request of one of the parties, the
DAB may in certain cases issue prelimi-
nary rulings which shall be binding upon
the parties until the DAB makes a fnal
decision
4
. If a party does not comply
with a preliminary ruling, this will con-
stitute an intentional and severe breach
all adjudicators by the DIS Secretary
General or, as the case may be, by the
DIS Appointing Committee, and the DIS
will receive a fee of EUR 250.00 for
each confrmation. In addition, there is a
fee of EUR 250.00 for a decision on the
challenge of an adjudicator. Throughout
the duration of the DABs or sole adju-
dicators mandate, each DAB member
or sole adjudicator receives, as a rule, a
monthly fee of EUR 2,400.00 and an ad-
ditional variable fee at an hourly rate of
EUR 300.00. All of these fees and rates
are subject to VAT, if applicable.
Once the DAB
3
is constituted, the DAB
members are to receive a complete text
of the main contract as well as further
information about the project. Then, the
parties and the DAB members are to hold
an initial meeting to enable the DAB
members to obtain detailed knowledge
of the project and to determine the issues
relevant for the DABs activity. By de-
fault, the parties are to submit monthly
written reports on the progress of the
project. The DAB members may also re-
quest additional information at any time.
Regular meetings of the parties and the
DAB members are to be held, by default,
every six months and preferably on site.

In case there is a dispute, each party may
initiate adjudication proceedings, and
thereby become the applicant, by sending
a fully substantiated written request to
the DAB members and to the other party,
who thereby becomes the opponent. The
adjudication proceedings formally com-
mence upon receipt of this request by the
chairman of the DAB. The opponent has
six weeks after the commencement of


3
The terms DAB or DAB members are to be understood to refer to sole adjudicator as
well.
4
The term fnal will be discussed below.
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of the main contract. In addition, the par-
ties may apply to a court for interim or
securing measures relating to the subject
matter of the adjudication proceedings
before or after these proceedings have
commenced.
The DAB may make partial and fnal de-
cisions. Final decisions have to be made
as quickly as possible, as a rule within
four weeks after the oral hearing or, as
the case may be, after receipt of the last
written submission. Subject to an agree-
ment by the parties, fnal decisions fur-
thermore have to be made fve months
after the commencement of the adjudica-
tion proceedings, at the latest. All deci-
sions must be made by a majority of the
DAB members, and there is a possibility
to fle a dissenting opinion. All decisions
which do not merely relate to procedural
questions must be accompanied by writ-
ten reasons. The DAB may also make a
default decision in case that a party does
not submit any briefs or does not submit
them in time.
Partial and fnal decisions are binding
upon the parties until they are set aside
or altered by a decision of an arbitral
tribunal or a court. If a party does not
comply with a partial or fnal decision,
this will constitute an intentional and
severe breach of the main contract. If
a party wants to have a DAB decision
reviewed, such party must make a dec-
laration of non-recognition. This means
that the party must notify the other party
and the chairman of the DAB in writing
and declare to not recognize the entire
decision or a part of it. This declara-
tion must be received by the other party
within one month after the receipt of the
DAB decision by the party who does not
recognize it. If such declaration of non-
recognition is not made, the DABs deci-
sion becomes fnal and binding. If one of
the parties does not abide by and comply
with a fnal and binding decision, the
other party may - even if there is an ar-
bitration agreement - request a court to
make an order for the performance of the
obligation established by the DAB. If a
declaration of non-recognition is made,
both parties may fle a claim. The dec-
laration of non-recognition may only be
withdrawn with the other partys con-
sent.
The DIS-AVO contains detailed provi-
sions on confdentiality. As a rule, each
party is entitled to submit briefs or other
documents which had been fled during
the adjudication proceedings as well as
DAB decisions in subsequent arbitral or
court proceedings. However, oral state-
ments of the parties or persons who had
been interviewed for informational rea-
sons may not be quoted in arbitration or
court proceedings, and if they are quoted
nevertheless, the arbitrators or judg-
es - according to the DIS-AVO - may
not consider them. The DAB members
may not be called as witnesses for facts
which were disclosed to them. However,
this does not apply to facts which have
become known to them during a site in-
spection.
It is submitted that the terminology of
the DIS-AVO and especially of the Eng-
lish convenience translation is rather
ambiguous at the moment. To illustrate
this submission, Section 20.3 DIS-AVO
stipulates that [t]he parties shall com-
ply with the preliminary rulings until the
adjudicators fnal decision is rendered.
(endgltigen Entscheidung).
Section 23.2 DIS-AVO stipulates that if
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no timely declaration of non-recognition
is made, the decision becomes fnal
and binding. (Andernfalls wird die
Entscheidung endgltig und bindend).
Section 26.1 DIS-AVO stipulates that
[t]he dispute-related adjudication pro-
ceedings are terminated upon receipt of
the adjudicators decision by the par-
ties or, in the case of a partial decision,
upon receipt of the fnal decision; (
der abschlieenden Entscheidung).
Section 20.9 DIS-AVO reads: Prelim-
inary rulings lose their effect upon the
rendering of the fnal decision by the
adjudicators. To the extent that a regu-
lation is still necessary, the adjudicators
shall make the necessary determinations
in their fnal decision. and in German
reads Mit Erlass der abschlieenden
Entscheidung der Adjudikatoren verlie-
ren die vorlufgen Anordnungen ihre
Wirkung. Soweit noch Regelungsbe-
darf besteht, werden die Adjudikatoren
in ihrer abschlieenden Entscheidung
die erforderlichen Feststellungen tref-
fen. As a matter of fact, both endgl-
tig and abschlieend were translated
as fnal into English; as a suggestion,
abschlieend could instead be trans-
lated as concluding. Moreover, the
German version of Section 20.3 DIS-
AVO implies that the DAB may render
a fnal decision, notwithstanding that the
conditions for a decision to become fnal
are set forth differently in Section 23.2
DIS-AVO. In the light of Section 20.9
DIS-AVO, it is submitted that endgl-
tig in Section 20.3 DIS-AVO should be
interpreted as meaning abschlieend.
The DIS-AVO has been referred to
as a considerable step on the way
to giving dispute boards the same
signifcance in Germany that they
already have in other countries.
5

Yet it appears that until the end of
2012, there have not been any dis-
pute boards that operated under the
DIS-AVO (however, there has been
one proceeding under the DIS-Sch-
GO). From an international point of
view, the DIS-AVO could potential-
ly become a further choice for par-
ties involved in large construction
projects that wish to beneft from
the advantages of dispute boards.
The DIS-AVO may also facilitate
discussions among the international
dispute board community.
Michael Wietzorek is a member of
the DRBF and a German attorney-
at-law (Rechtsanwalt) living in the
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. He
can be reached at michaelwiet-
zorek@yahoo.no.
5
Helmut Kntges & Volker Mahnken, Die neue DIS-Verfahrensordnung fr Adjudikation
(DIS-AVO), 8 German Arbitration Journal (SchiedsVZ) 310, 317 (2010).
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Anton van Langelaar
DRBF Country
Representative for
South Africa
DRBF Regional Conference in South Africa:
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
tive Board, also spoke at the conference
and workshop. Nazir Alli alluded to a
higher expectation from DBs in their
dispute avoidance role and advocated a
larger advisory role for DBs.
Andy Griffths and Nicholas Gould
presented an introduction to Dispute
Boards, Mark Entwistle provided a view
on international practice, and DB users
in South Africa Rob Fraser, Pat Lane,
Peter Taylor, and Ismail Essa gave their
perspectives on DBs.
Mark Entwistle gave a stimulating and
thoroughly entertaining talk on develop-
ments in non-court dispute resolution in
the international arena, concluding that
dispute avoidance measures will in-
crease subject to certain criteria being
met.
Peter Taylor encouraged early appoint-
ment of the DB and a wider use of the
dispute avoidance role. Rob Fraser
shared his experiences of various forms
of DBs which included a number of
signifcant projects in Southern Africa
spanning some 20 years, concluding
with a plea for the wider use of ADR on
also smaller projects and a proposal for
DB panels as a possible solution. Pat
Lane gave an insightful talk on the ju-
The frst DRBF Regional Conference
held in South Africa in February 2014
attracted 100 delegates and was well
over-subscribed. The organisers were
pleasantly surprised not only at the high-
er than expected registration numbers,
but also the extensive geographic origins
of attendees which included England,
Wales, France, Italy, Australia, Roma-
nia, USA, Turkey, Nepal, Zambia, Ke-
nya, Tanzania, Namibia, Mozambique,
Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho.
The aim was to test the assertion that
contemporary DBs ensure project suc-
cess through signifcant decreases in
costs and time overruns. Also, that the
vast majority of projects with DBs settle
disputes without litigation or arbitration.
The results then serve as direction to DB
users and practitioners.
Delegates had the opportunity on the
frst day to hear the frst-hand accounts
and views of local DB users and practi-
tioners. The workshop on the second day
dealt with some more advanced topics
which included dispute avoidance and
DB decisions and operation.
Mr Nazir Alli, CEO of SANRAL was
the keynote speaker and Mr Graham
Easton, President of the DRBF Execu-
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Andy Griffths and Mark Entwistle elab-
orated on the DB procedures in practice,
dealing with the practical operational
aspects. Fergus Blackie eloquently and
accurately spoke to items not covered
in the preceding presentations and also
dealt with the post decision phase, when
DB decisions are objected to, with the
matter being referred to arbitration.
The workshop was concluded with an
excellent presentation on DB experienc-
es in Mauritius, by the DRBF Country
Representative Kailash Dabeesingh.
The post-conference delegate feedback
was overwhelmingly positive, indicating
that the conference and workshop met
and even exceed expectations. I wish to
thank my fellow organising committee
members: Andy Griffths, Sam Amod
and Ann McGough, our supporting or-
ganisations and sponsors, our collabora-
tors that mobilised their contacts and col-
leagues and Graham Easton, Jim Perry,
Murray Armes and Chris Miers for their
support and advice. Thank you also to
the presenters for their voluntary time in
preparing and presenting.
Photos: Conference delegates in Johan-
nesburg (opposite page); DRBF Region
2 Board member Andy Griffths address-
es questions from the audience (above).
ristic status of DBs in South Africa and
presented case law which overwhelm-
ingly supports enforcement of DB deci-
sions. Ismail Essa shared their agencys
very positive experiences with DBs on
the multi-billion Rand Gauteng Freeway
Project, summarising the criteria from
the Employers perspective, which are
fundamental to success of DBs. Mike
Watson concluded the presentations with
some lessons learnt from serving on DBs
and suggestions for improving and opti-
mising the utilisation of DBs.
The panel discussion solicited a num-
ber of questions and comments from the
foor, among which was whether there
was still a role for the Engineer in the
DAB environment, which Rob Fraser
comprehensively responded to, while
highlighting the need for integrity of the
Engineer.
Before the evening cocktail, Graham
Easton reviewed DRBF benefts and
Sanjeev Miglani and Riaan de Witt intro-
duced themselves as the DRBF Country
Representatives for Botswana and Na-
mibia, respectively.
Day two was devoted to more advanced
topics which included the DB dispute
avoidance role, DB procedures in prac-
tice and DB decisions which are objected
to.
Anton van Langelaar summarised the
evolution of the dispute avoidance role
of DBs, including avoidance provisions
in standard form contracts and DB rules.
Graham Easton elaborated on the dispute
avoidance role of DBs, advising on the
members role, stressing the need to be
proactive and providing practical steps
for successful dispute avoidance. The
ensuing panel discussion was contrib-
uted to with enthusiasm from the foor.
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Sanjeev Miglani
DRBF Country
Representative for
Botswana
The DRBF hosted an outreach seminar
in Gaborone, Botswana immediately
following the Regional Conference in
South Africa. Graham Easton, Mark
Entwistle, Andy Griffths, Anton Van
Langelaar and Ann McGough drove to
Gaborone via Pilanasburg game park,
which I am sure they enjoyed. I can
assure you the viewing of live game in
their natural environment is a treat for
our western hemisphere friends.
A half-day seminar was arranged for 3
March 2014 by the members of DRBF
along with the sponsors PPC Cement,
China Railways, SSI Botswana, CCC,
SMPMC, Sladden and Bakwena and
Associates. All major construction in-
dustry stakeholders (Association of
Arbitrators, architects and engineers)
were represented along with the asso-
ciation of local citizen contractors and
the association of ABCON contractors.
The session opened with a welcome
from Major General B. Oitsile and
DRBF Country Representative San-
jeev Miglani. It was a full house, with
a good mixture of delegates from the
government and private sectors. Gov-
ernment representatives include nearly
all Ministries connected with the con-
struction sector, such as Transport &
Communication, Infrastructure, Sci-
ence & Technology, Department of
Roads, Education, Local Government,
Lands & Housing etc.
Our keynote speaker, Mr M. Chamme,
Deputy Attorney General (Civil Divi-
sion) of Botswana, advised that the
number of disputes and litigation in the
construction industry in Botswana was
increasing due to quality and timeous
completion for various resources im-
material of fault from the Employer or
the contractor. He then addressed the
participants, explaining the need for
dispute resolution in Botswana as dis-
putes leading to litigation in the con-
struction industry were increasing and
costs needs to be controlled and this was
resulting in lack of productivity. The
DRBF representatives then reviewed
the benefts of dispute avoidance and
resolution through Dispute Boards.
The question and answers session was
intensive and was based on the DRBF
best practices and local conditions
being adopted in the region. Corrup-
tion issues and biased attitudes were
discussed as certain teams being en-
trenched in certain departments and
other persons could not be considered
due to past relationships again leading
to biased opinions.
DRBF representatives explained that
Dispute Boards do not initiate claims;
the purpose is to resolve disputes that
are specifcally referred to them. It
was also noted that it is wise and eco-
nomical to appoint the DB at the com-
mencement of the contract. Resources
and training need to be expanded in
Botswana in this respect. The DRBF is
considering offering a training work-
shop in Botswana to expand the knowl-
edge of best practices in the local com-
munity.
A reception followed where all the at-
tendees were able to interact with the
DRBF members and network with each
other.
DRBF Hosts Outreach Seminar in
Gabarone, Botswana
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Guillermo Coronado Richard Alexander
Evans & Peck Pty Ltd
Toowong, QLD AUSTRALIA
Anthony M. D. Allen
Gaborone, BOTSWANA
Fadi Alomar
Contracts-RD
Amman, JORDAN
Ana Armesto
Mungia-Vizcaya, SPAIN
Laura Baily
San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission
San Francisco, CA USA
Lee Baker
Parsons Brinckerhoff Africa
Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA
Jean-Christophe Barth
Swiss Federal Railways Company
Geneva, GE SWITZERLAND
Alison Bearpark
Salini Impregilo SpA, South Africa
Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA
Emilio Cruz
San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission
San Francisco, CA USA
Shaun Davis
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority TCTA
Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA
Bawinile Dlamini
SA National Roads Agency (SOC) Ltd.
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Tim Donaghy
Brisbane, QLD AUSTRALIA
Glenn Fryburger
CC Myers Inc.
Atascadero, CA USA
Michael Gay, Sr
GDC Constructors Inc.
Naples, FL USA
Nigel Harley
Parsons Brinckerhoff Africa
Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA
Michael Heaton, QC
Chancery Chambers
Melbourne, VIC AUSTRALIA
Robert Hendrickson
Duane Morris
San Francisco, CA USA
Malcolm Holmes, QC
Sydney, NSW AUSTRALIA
Kevin Howze
Sonoma County Trans. & Public Works
Santa Rosa, CA USA
Llew Kahn
Tau Pele Construction (Pty) Ltd.
Bloemfontein, SOUTH AFRICA
Trevor Kay
Trevor Kay CC
Port Elizabeth, SOUTH AFRICA
David Keyser
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority TCTA
Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA
Louis Kirsten
SRK Consulting
SOUTH AFRICA
Dimitar Kondev
Aarhus University
Aarhus, DENMARK
Emanuele Lancellotti
CMC Africa Austral Lda
Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE
Margaret M. Landry
Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions
New Orleans, LA USA
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Member Additions December 2013 - February 2014
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Claus H. Lenz
LLS Lungerich Lenz Schuhmacher
Cologne, GERMANY
Layton Leseane
SANRAL
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Doctor M. Lukhele
Maseru, LESOTHO
Kgopotso Mabitsela
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority TCTA
Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA
Seekandar Mahomed
TPO Consulting (Pty) Ltd
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Terry Mahon
Terry Mahon Attorneys
Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA
Ntsoli Maiketso
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority TCTA
Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA
Roopchand (Anesh) Mayas
TPO Consulting (Pty) Ltd.
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Kaizars Mfuneli
Stefanutti Stocks
Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA
Norman Milne
Basil Read Pty Ltd
Boskburg, SOUTH AFRICA
Corrie Moll
Frese Moll & Partners
Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA
James A. Morrison PE
Omena, MI USA
Paballo Motsamai
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority TCTA
Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA
Nompumelelo Msezane
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority TCTA
Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA
Andre Muller
Walvis Bay Municipality
Walvis Bay, NAMIBIA
Hardus Muller
Eskom
Kansas, SOUTH AFRICA
Pieter Muller
Tau Pele Construction (Pty) Ltd.
Bloemfontein, SOUTH AFRICA
Philippa Murphy
Baker & McKenzie
Melbourne, VIC AUSTRALIA
Mduduzi Ndhlela
TPO Consulting (Pty) Ltd.
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Azwianewi Nelwamondo
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority TCTA
Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA
Paul Ngotho, Arbitrator
Nairobi, KENYA
Rajan Padavattan
SA National Roads Agency (SOC) Ltd.
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Russell Paton
SunWater Limited
Brisbane, QLD AUSTRALIA
John W. Pennington III, PE Esq
American Consolidated Group, Inc.
Miami, FL USA
Marius Prinsloo
Tau Pele Construction (Pty) Ltd.
Bloemfontein, SOUTH AFRICA
Nian Roberts
NSR
Sacramento, CA USA
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CONTRIBUTORS TO
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Platinum
Leach Group
Salini-Impregilo
SInohydro
Gold
Roger Brown
Peter Douglass
Fenwick Elliott LLP
Daniel F. Meyer
Silver
Romano Allione
Barnard Construction
Howard Borlack
Clark Construction
Clyde & Co.
Conduril S.A.
Diablo Contractors Inc.
James Donaldson
Graham Easton
Robert M. Fitzgerald
Frontier-Kemper
Guy F. Atkinson Construction
Don Henderson
J.F. Shea Co., Inc.
Volker Jurowich
Kenny Construction
Kiewit
Macogep
Donald Marston
McCarter & English
Frank McDonough P.E.
Harold McKittrick P.E.
McNally Tunneling
Gwyn Owen
Peckar & Abramson
Pinsent Masons
Nabarro
Tom Peterson
Property Development
Systems
PS Consulting
Robert J. Smith P.E., Esq.
The De Moya Group, Inc.
Watt Tieder Hoffar &
Fitzgerald
Wynand Roos
Felicitas
Pretoria, Georgia SOUTH AFRICA
Tengo Rubadiri
Tengo Rubadiri Attorneys
Gaborone, BOTSWANA
So Saito
Nishimura & Asahi
Tokyo, JAPAN
Eduardo Sanhueza Ruiz
Idiem, Universidad de Chile
Santiago, CHILE
Bob Schneider
Huntington Beach, CA USA
Reeza Seedat
Tau Pele Construction (Pty) Ltd.
Bloemfontein, SOUTH AFRICA
Jason Smit
Werksmans Attorneys
Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA
Jonathan Smith
Flagstaff Consulting Group Pty Ltd
Brisbane, QLD AUSTRALIA
Ulf Soderstrom
Gaborone, BOTSWANA
Brian Spottiswoode
Somerset West, SOUTH AFRICA
David Stewart
AUSTRALIA
Peter Taylor
WBHO Construction (Retired)
Simbithi, SOUTH AFRICA
Hubert Thompson
Thompson and Thompson
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Casasola Valentina
CMC Africa Austral Lda
Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE
Alan Vorster
TPO Consulting (Pty) Ltd.
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Daniel L. Wade
San Francisco Public Utilities Commis-
sion
San Francisco, CA USA
Mike Walsh
Parsons Brinckerhoff Africa
Limpopo, SOUTH AFRICA
Mike Watson
Irene, SOUTH AFRICA
Michael H. Whitten
Melbourne, VIC AUSTRALIA
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DRBF 18th Annual Meeting & Conference
Dispute Boards on Complex Projects: The Power of
Dispute Avoidance and Real-Time Resolution
October 23 - 25, 2014 Toronto, Canada
Te DRBF 18th Annual Meeting and Conference will integrate practical experience shared by users of the
DRB process with in-depth analysis of this evolving dispute resolution process. With an emphasis on the
DRBs unique role in dispute avoidance as well as resolution, conference delegates will explore ethical and
legal issues, lessons learned from existing DRB programs, and future expansion of the process.
Event Details:
October 23: Training Workshops
E Te DRBF oers two workshops integral for all Dispute Board practitioners:
the introductory DRBF Administration & Practice Workshop and the
Advanced/Chairing Workshop for advanced practitioners.
October 24 & 25: Conference
E Best practice and lessons learned from around the world, plus new
challenges and opportunities in the application of Dispute Boards.
E Optional events include a tunnel site visit and the popular
Al Mathews Awards Dinner at Torontos CN Tower.

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19550 I nternational Blvd. So., Suite 314
Seattle, WA 98188
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Hosted for the first time New York City, the DRBF's 16ht Annual Meeting and Conference will integrate
practical experience shared by users of the DRB process with in-depth analysis of this evolving dispute
resolution process. With an emphasis on the DRB's unique role in dispute avoidance as well as timely
resolution, conference delegates will explore ethical and legal issues, lessons learned from existing
DRB programs, and future expansion of the process. Participants will also engage in practical exercises
that deepen understanding of the successful implementation and use of Dispute Boards.

Social functions include a welcome reception and the popular Al Mathews Awards Dinner, providing
ample opportunity for interacting with conference participants, speakers and sponsors.

For more information, visit www.drb.org
Mark your calendar
and plan to join us
in the Big Apple!
DRBF 16th Annual Meeting and Conference
Training Workshops on September 28, 2012
Conference on September 29-30, 2012
Sheraton Hotel & Towers ~ New York, New York
DRBF Forum
Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
19550 International Blvd. So. Suite 314
Seattle, WA 98188 USA
Visit www.drb.org for
complete event details
and registration.